Lauren Hamilton Edwards, Ph.D.

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1 Lauren Hamilton Edwards, Ph.D. APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor (August 2014-Present) Department of Public Policy University of Maryland, Baltimore County Assistant Professor (August 2011-August 2014) Department of Political Science Sam Houston State University EDUCATION Ph.D. of Public Policy, 2011 Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Joint Program, Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology Master of Public Administration, 2007 University of North Texas B.B.S. in Sociology and Church Ministry, 2003 Hardin-Simmons University RESEARCH INTERESTS Nonprofit and Public Management Strategic Management, Planning and Performance Public Participation and Coproduction Program Evaluation Diversity and Gender Issues RESEARCH Peer-Reviewed Publications Poister, Theodore H., Obed Pasha, and Lauren Hamilton Edwards. (2013) Does Performance Measurement Lead to Better Outcomes? Evidence from the U.S. Public Transit Industry. Public Administration Review, 73(4), Poister, Theodore H., Lauren Hamilton Edwards, and Obed Pasha. (2013). The Impact of Strategic Planning on Organizational Outcomes. Public Performance and Management Review, 36(4), Faulk, Lewis, Lauren Hamilton Edwards, Gregory B. Lewis, and Jasmine McGinnis. Explaining Gender Pay Disparities in Nonprofit Industries: A Multilevel Model. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (available online, September 2012).

2 Theodore H. Poister, David Pitts, and Lauren Hamilton Edwards. (2010). Strategic Management Research in the Public Sector: Synthesis, Assessment and Future Directions. American Review of Public Administration, 40(5), Papers in Progress Government Initiated Co-Production: A Case Study. With Sarah Arnett. (Submitted). Operationalizing Organizational Strategy: An Example from the Transit Industry. With Theodore H. Poister and Obed Pasha. Comprehensive Strategic Planning Framework: A Method for Determining the Impacts of Strategic Planning. Strategic Planning and Performance in Local Governments: An Exploratory Study. The Impact of Strategic Stance and Development on Performance in Public Local Transit Agencies. With Theodore H. Poister and Obed Pasha. Conference Presentations Strategic Planning in Local Government: Is the Promise of Performance a Reality? Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C., November, Does Performance Measurement Lead to Better Outcomes? Evidence from the U.S. Public Transit Industry. International Research Society for Public Management, Prague, Czech Republic, April Presented by Obed Pasha, with Theodore H. Poister. Government Initiated Co-Production: A Case Study. Seminar on Co-Production, Budapest, Hungary, November With Sarah Arnett. Performance Measurement and Outcomes in U.S. Public Transit Agencies. Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April, Presented by Obed Pasha, with Theodore H. Poister. The Impact of Strategic Stance and Development on Performance in Public Local Transit Agencies. Public Management Research Association Annual Conference, Syracuse, NY, June With Theodore H. Poister and Obed Pasha. The Impact of Strategic Planning on Organizational Outcomes. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Boston, MA, November, With Theodore H. Poister and Obed Pasha.

3 The Impact of Strategic Stance on Program Outcomes in Local Transportation Agencies. Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April, With Theodore H. Poister, Jason Edwards, Sarah Arnett, and Anita Berryman. Explaining Gender Pay Disparities in Nonprofit Industries: A Multilevel Model. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organization and Voluntary Action, Cleveland, OH, November, With Lewis Faulk, Gregory B. Lewis, and Jasmine McGinnis. Identity Crisis: Examining Nonprofit Performance Measures. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organization and Voluntary Action (Poster Session), Cleveland, OH, November, With Jasmine McGinnis. Diversity Management and Organizational Performance: Strengthening Causal Mechanisms in Empirical Research. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Los Angeles, CA, November, With David Pitts. Organizational Change and Human Resource Management Policy: The Characteristics of States with Domestic Partner Benefits. Southeastern Conference for Public Administration, Orlando, FL, September, With Jeremy Greenup. Diversity in Local Responses to Hurricane Katrina. Managing Diverse Societies: A Panel Discussion, Turkish Institute of Police Studies and Public Administration Student Association, University of North Texas, October, With Lisa Dicke. Research Awards Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Award for Best Paper in Public Management at the Public Management Research Conference, 2011 Research Experience Research Assistant, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (Fall 2007-Summer 2011) Graduate Research Assistant, University of North Texas, Denton, TX (Fall 2005-Spring 2006) TEACHING Average Evaluation Score: 4.7 (out of 5) Courses Taught University of Maryland, Baltimore County Managing Public Organizations Sam Houston State University

4 Program Evaluation Human Resource Management Public Management Scope and Methods of Political Science (directed at MPA students) Policy Processes and Theory (directed readings course) Undergraduate-Level Courses Sam Houston State University Principles of American Government Introduction to Public Administration Local Political Systems Research and Writing Quantitative Methods for Political Science Georgia State University Introduction to Policy Analysis Policy Data Analysis University of North Texas Financial Aspects of Government Awards and Recognitions Excellence in Teaching Policy Award, Georgia State University, 2010 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Facilitator, Strategic Planning Workshop for the Rosenberg Development Corporation (January 2014) Trainer, How to do Strategic Planning Workshop, City of Rosenberg (November 2013) Graduate Intern, Office of Strategic Planning, City of Irving, TX ( ) Skills Trainer, Betty Hardwick Center, Mental Health Mental Retardation, Abilene, TX ( ) SERVICE Professional Associations and Service Member: Public Management Research Association Association of Public Policy and Management Manuscript Reviewer: American Review of Public Administration,

5 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Public Administration Public Management Review Public Management and Performance Review Panel Chair/Discussant: Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Midwest Political Science Association Public Management Research Conference University Service State Employee Charitable Commission, Piney Woods Region, TX University Representative (January 2012-July 2014) Committee for the Creation of Minor in Public Policy and Administration (Interdisciplinary), SHSU Chair (Fall 2012-August 2014) Bearkat Democrats, SHSU Faculty Sponsor (August 2012-August 2014) New Faculty Orientation Panel Member (August 2012) College Service Online Teaching Committee Member (September 2013-August 2014) New Faculty Orientation to CHSS Panel Member (August 2013) Departmental Service Committee for the Creation of Public Management Concentration in the MPA Program Chair (Spring 2013-August 2014) Pi Sigma Alpha Faculty Co-Sponsor (Spring 2013-August 2014) Faculty Search Committees Member (Fall 2011, 2012) Chair (Fall 2013)

6 Community Service Guest Speaker Becoming a Professional Woman: Finding Your Voice. Given as part of a panel to the Women of 1520, Black Student Alliance at Sam Houston State University. Opportunities for Year-Around Facility Use. Given to the Walker County Democrats. The Electoral College. Given to the Thoreau Woods Unitarian Universalist Church and to the American Association of University Women, Huntsville Chapter. Local Government Contracting: The Benefits and Drawbacks. Given to the Montgomery County League of Women Voters. Updated August 2014